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ASRock Z87 Pro3

Home Cloud - Remote Desktop Anytime, Anywhere

This motherboard supports remote wake with the onboard Intel® LAN, so you can connect with your PC from anywhere in the world. You will be able to power your PC on or turn it off, monitor and take control of it remotely with another smartphone, tablet or computer.

Imagine yourself as a desperado riding into the sunset, an outcast of the society exiled from your country, or simply at the grocery store two blocks away from home. You miss your personal computer so much and you'll need Home Cloud for the following real world scenarios:

Mail
Keep your stored mail near at hand whenever you need it.

Multimedia
Stream your stash of vids, music and pics.

Documents
Access or send files remotely anywhere.

TV
Watch your favorite local TV programs by connecting to your PC.

Monitor
Keep an eye on your pets or children when you are away from home.

Fan-Tastic Tuning

Configure different fan speeds for respective temperatures using the graph. The fans will automatically shift to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met.

Easy Driver Installer

For users that don't have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver to your system via a USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other required drivers automatically.

USB Key

In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to windows automatically!

UEFI Tech Service

Contact ASRock Tech Service by sending a support request from the UEFI setup utility if you are having trouble with your PC.

UEFI System Browser

UEFI system browser is a useful tool included in graphical UEFI. It can detect the devices and configurations that users are currently using in their PC. With the UEFI system browser, you can easily examine the current system configuration in UEFI setup.

Fast Boot

With ASRock's exclusive Fast Boot technology, it takes less than 1.5 seconds* to logon to Windows® 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! The speedy boot will completely change your user experience and behavior.

*The boot time may vary with a different configuration.

Restart to UEFI

ASRock "Restart to UEFI" technology is designed for those requiring frequent UEFI access. It allows users to easily enter the UEFI SETUP automatically when turning on the PC next time.

OMG

ASRock Online Management Guard (OMG) technology allows you to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specified times. Administrators are able to schedule the starting and ending hours of internet access granted to other users.

Dehumidifier

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling "Dehumidifier Function." When enabling Dehumidifier Function, the computer will power on automatically to dehumidify the system after entering S4/S5 state.

All Solid Capacitor Design

All the capacitors on this board are built with 100% all solid capacitors. With these solid caps, ASRock motherboards are allowed to perform more stably and ensure longer lifetime.

Digi Power

More Precise, More Efficient

By adopting digital pulse-width modulation (PWM), the ASRock motherboard can provide CPU Vcore voltage more efficiently and smoothly. Compared to analog PWM, digital PWM can optimize the CPU power solution and provide a proper and stable Vcore for the processor.

A-Tuning

A-Tuning is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities, including XFast RAM, OC Tweaker and a whole lot more.

Triple Monitor

This motherboard supports Triple Monitor. You may choose up to three display interfaces to connect monitors and use them simultaneously.

HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)

This motherboard supports a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connection, which is an interface standard for transferring uncompressed video data and delivering multi-channel audio through a single cable. Both video and audio data signals transferred through the HDMI; interface are digital without being converted into analog, therefore it delivers the richest pictures and the most realistic sounds.

Packaging

Quick Info

WarrantyBeyond any applicable Newegg return policy, this item is warranted independently by the product's Manufacturer or a Third party. Below is a summary provided for convenience only and may not be accurate or current.
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Rating: 1/5Worst MSI Board ever

Cons: Replaced a MSI Z87 board that was damaged with this board. This is the poster child for BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH in WINDOWS 7 x64. The MSI auto updater never worked right. I have memory errors on My 16 GB 1333 memory. The computer blue screens at least every 30 minutes. Took out 2 sticks of memory and left 2 in to make it 8 GBWith 2 sticks of memory now it only blue screens every couple hours.

Other Thoughts: My MSI Z87 board NEVER had an issue. Never a BSOD and ran amazing with 16 GB memory, 7950 Video w/ 3 GB, and I5 ProcessorReplaced only the board and nothing but trouble. Cutting my losses on this board. I am going to buy another one. MSI seems to be having BIOS issues and update issues.I have always used MSI. Now I am looking for a new brand

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. BSOD usually related to memory. Please load BIOS defaultTest with single memory module on A1 slot one by one to isolate the memory issue. If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We will assist you shortly.

Rating: 1/5My Monitor won't come on

Cons: My Monitor is not coming up. I wish i had bought this at best buy, it would have been easier to return.. If i have to return all these stuff i bought here it would cost me more.. Bad first time experience

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We will be more than happy to assist you.

Please trouble shoot the mainboard whether the issue is resolved.Clear the CMOS.Reseat the CPU and heatsink fan.Test with single memory module (non-ECC, un-buffered).Test with onboard VGA.Plug the 24 + 8 or 4 pins ATX power.Plug the chassis power switch to mainboard, and try again.

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We will assist you shortly.

Rating: 5/5Works Well and Reliable

Pros: Using for 6mo now w/out any issues. Installed and setup easy. No drive loading issues. Core i5 4570, so no over clocking. Boots fast from SSD running Win 7 Home 64bit. Decided to get this over the H87 due to good price and reviews.

Cons: No issues to report. Haven't attempted a FW upgrade. No reason to chance it, if one is available. Current features work fine for me and very stable.

Rating: 3/5Good mobo, but won't sleep/hibernate

Pros: Good mobo, easy to install, good layout.BIOS is really nice to use and the self-update could not be any easier.

Cons: No matter what I try, I can't make that motherboard stay in Sleep or Hibernate mode under Windows 8.1.First this is with a fresh Windows 8.1 install on top of a brand new ASRock motherboard.Second what does Microsoft have to do with it? You know fairly well they will tell me to contact the motherboard manufacturer.

I have tried several options:- Windows > Hibernate- Windows > Sleep mode without the Intel RapidStart- Windows > Sleep mode with the Intel RapidStart- I have disabled the Windows options to wake up to do maintenance. I never installed the Remote Wake or Smart Connect software since it's the reverse of what I want.- I have tried disabling *ALL* the options to wake from USB or RTC or interrupts in the BIOS.- Updated to latest BIOS.

No matter what, the PC randomly comes wakes up within 1 minute or 5 minutes or 30 minutes. It varies. It basically means all the fancy sleep/hibernates options promised by the motherboard are totally useless.

ASRock support has been very disappointing and unhelpful on the subject.

Other Thoughts: The Remote Wake or Smart Connect software seem of dubious utility. If you want a NAS, get a NAS.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Please turn the power off, clear the CMOS.Set the UEFI BIOS default.Try uncheck "Allow the device to wake the computer" for Keyboard and Mouse at Device Manager, Keyboard, Power Management under Windows 8.1.If you have any technical issues please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We will assist you shortly.

Rating: 3/5Works pretty good

Cons: Raid drivers are a nightmare. I gave up trying to get the RAID to work during Windows 8.1 install. The drivers disk says that it has RAID drivers, but they're packaged in an executable that isn't accessible from the install. Also the utility in the bios to download drivers works - except for RAID drivers. I tried the native Intel drivers too - to no avail.

Other Thoughts: The RAID drivers first seemed like a killer for me, and then I found a drive pooling kernel software package that seems to be much better than RAID for my needs. It may not work for everyone, but at least I can be happy now with the motherboard I have (StableBit DrivePool is the software).

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Windows 8.1 has built-in RAID driver which's not required driver during installing.However, please visit the link below for RAID Installation Guideftp://66.226.78.21/manual/raid/Z87%20Pro3/English.pdfIf you have any technical issues please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We will assist you shortly.

Rating: 1/5PCIE2 Doesn't work

Cons: PCIE2 won't recognize graphics card. Tried the other card from a working system, no dice. Tried clearing CMOS (see that being suggested), no dice. Tried slowing the interface to Gen1 (also seen here), no dice.

Nice motherboard so long as you don't want high end graphics.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Please set the UEFI BIOS default.Reinstall the CPU and cooler to test if its resolved.If you have any technical issues please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We will assist you shortly.

Rating: 2/5It's as if the PCIe Doen't Exist

Cons: The implementation of CSM is confusing; as is how it deals with video cards over the PCIe and the whole UEFI / legacy BIOS, use-cases.

I purchased two Z87 Pro3's and neither would detect my video cards, so a defective mainboard is ruled out. I tried 3 different brands and styles of video cards, one even had the newer UEFI "hybrid BIOS" switch. No amount trying every possible configuration, even with EVGA tech support (for two of the three cards I tested), would even get Z87's "Status Browser" thing to show the seated video cards were even in the PCIe.

It's as if the PCIe doesn't exist.

Again, tested two Z87 Pro3's with same result -- both being defective seems improbable. The mainboards work in every other way with the onboard video.

If there is some magic incantation that breaths life into the PCIe's, once Asrock responds to my support submission, it will not get back the time I've wasted on something that should have worked out of the box.

And yes, I've updated to the latest UEFI (both were 2.40 that upgrade to 2.50), as well as resetting the CMOS on one of my Z87's -- seem to be ASRock's fix du jour.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Jalcide,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. For the issue, please turn the power off.Clear the CMOS.Reseat the VGA card firmly with is PCIE power (if applied).Set the PCIE link speed to Gen1 at UEFI, Advanced, Chipset Configuration.If you have any technical issues please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We will assist you shortly.

Other Thoughts: I bought this motherboard as initial foray into the world of overclocking on a budget. The board is well labeled so the build was straightforward without any problems. The UEFI provided was quite flexible and allowed a lot of tweaks, some of which I used.

A great buy for the money. It's been in operation for a few months and I have no complaints.

Rating: 4/5Great but needed more detail

Pros: Paired with an i5-4670k and 8 gb HyperX blu, it is great. I had a few issues that were entirely my fault and I'll explain in the Other section. It accepted all my parts and the Bios is great. Very User Friendly.

Cons: The manual needed more detail; several times it was plugging random pins in and praying for no errors. The only issue I had was the Ram configuration, but it isnt too bad.

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